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Chorazin in the Bible.

Chorazin is a town in the Bible, about 129 km (80 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 2 verses, from Matthew 11:21 to Luke 10:13.

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What happened at Chorazin.

Named along with Bethsaida and Capernaum as one of the cities in which our Lord’s “mighty works” were done, and which was doomed to woe because of signal privileges neglected (Matt. 11:21; Luke 10:13). It has been identified by general consent with the modern Kerazeh, about 2 1/2 miles up the Wady Kerazeh from Capernaum; i.e., Tell Hum.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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All 2 verses that name Chorazin.

Matthew 1

  • Matthew 11:21Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

Luke 1

  • Luke 10:13Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

Questions about Chorazin.

Where is Chorazin in the Bible?

Chorazin is a town about 129 km (80 miles) north of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Chorazin named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Chorazin in 2 verses, in 2 books, from Matthew 11:21 to Luke 10:13.

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